From the official press release ...
(Read the whole list of winners & honors announced this morning here: www.ala.org/yma)
SEATTLE -
The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and
audiobooks for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta
Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Seattle.
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:
“In Darkness,” written by Nick Lake, is the 2013 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers.
Four Printz Honor Books also were named: “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division; “Code Name Verity” by Elizabeth Wein, published by Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group; “Dodger” by Terry Pratchett, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers; “The White Bicycle” by Beverley Brenna, published by Red Deer Press.
John
Newbery Medal
for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:
“The One
and Only Ivan,” written by Katherine Applegate, is the 2013 Newbery Medal
winner. The book is published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of
HarperCollins Publishers.
Randolph
Caldecott Medal
for the most distinguished American picture book for children:
“This Is
Not My Hat,” illustrated and written by Jon Klassen, is the 2013 Caldecott
Medal winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press.
Coretta
Scott King (Author) Book Award
recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for
children and young adults:
“Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America,” written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney is the King Author Book winner. The book is published by Disney/Jump at the Sun Books, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
Schneider
Family Book Award
for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:
“Back to
Front and Upside Down!” written and illustrated by Claire Alexander and
published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans
Publishing Co., wins the award for children ages 0 to 10.
“A Dog Called Homeless” written by Sarah Lean and published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, is the winner of the middle-school (ages 11-13) award.
The teen (ages 13-18) award winner is “Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am,” written by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.
“A Dog Called Homeless” written by Sarah Lean and published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, is the winner of the middle-school (ages 11-13) award.
The teen (ages 13-18) award winner is “Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am,” written by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.
Alex
Awards for the
10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:
“Caring
is Creepy,” by David Zimmerman, published by Soho Press, Inc.
“Girlchild,” by Tupelo Hassman, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
“Juvenile in Justice,” by Richard Ross, published by Richard Ross
“Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore,” by Robin Sloan, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
“My Friend Dahmer,” by Derf Backderf, published by Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Abrams
“One Shot at Forever,” by Chris Ballard, published by Hyperion
“Pure,” by Julianna Baggott, published by Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
“The Round House,” by Louise Erdrich, published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
“Tell the Wolves I’m Home,” by Carol Rifka Brunt, published by Dial Press, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
“Where’d You Go, Bernadette?,” by Maria Semple, published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
“Girlchild,” by Tupelo Hassman, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
“Juvenile in Justice,” by Richard Ross, published by Richard Ross
“Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore,” by Robin Sloan, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
“My Friend Dahmer,” by Derf Backderf, published by Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Abrams
“One Shot at Forever,” by Chris Ballard, published by Hyperion
“Pure,” by Julianna Baggott, published by Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
“The Round House,” by Louise Erdrich, published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
“Tell the Wolves I’m Home,” by Carol Rifka Brunt, published by Dial Press, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
“Where’d You Go, Bernadette?,” by Maria Semple, published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults:
Tamora Pierce is the 2013 Edwards Award winner. Pierce was born in rural Western Pennsylvania in 1954. She knew from a young age she liked stories and writing, and in 1983, she published her first book, Song of the Lioness. She continues to write and even record her own audiobooks. She currently lives with her husband (spouse-creature) and a myriad of animals in Syracuse, New York.
Odyssey
Award for best
audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in
the United States:
“The Fault
in Our Stars,” produced by Brilliance Audio, is the 2013 Odyssey Award winner.
The book is written by John Green and narrated by Kate Rudd.Pura Belpré (Author) Award:
“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, is the Belpré Author Award winner. The book is published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.
One Belpré
Author Honor Book was named: “The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano” by Sonia
Manzano, published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Robert
F. Sibert Informational Book Award
for most distinguished informational book for children:
“Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon,” written by Steve Sheinkin, is the Sibert Award winner. The book is published by Flash Point, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press.
“Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon,” written by Steve Sheinkin, is the Sibert Award winner. The book is published by Flash Point, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press.
Stonewall
Book Award -
Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of
exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
experience:
“Aristotle
and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” written by Benjamin Alire
Sáenz and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint
of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, is the Stonewall Award
winner.
William
C. Morris Award
for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:
“Seraphina,” written by Rachel Hartman, is the 2013 Morris Award winner. The book is published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
“Seraphina,” written by Rachel Hartman, is the 2013 Morris Award winner. The book is published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
YALSA
Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults:
“Bomb:
The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon,” written by
Steve Sheinkin, is the 2013 Excellence winner. The book is published by Flash
Point/Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.
For more
information on the ALA youth media awards and notables, please visit www.ala.org/yma .
